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Positively PowerPoint

A lot can be said about using PowerPoint as a teaching tool. Click on the links below to read more.

  1. PowerPoint Rule #1: “… all PowerPoint presentation rules, principles, and guidelines are secondary to doing what is right for your audience.” 
  2. Online conversion: Tom takes Cathy Moore’s ‘Dump the Drone’ presentation and turns it into an online course.
  3. Wow Templates! Be inspired by Presenation Magazine.
  4. Ezine: The PowerPoint Ezine is a fab resource that covers a wide range of topics.
  5. Rock with your own designCool tools and tricks for the innovative.
  6. Pedagoggles explains how to use PowerPoint thoughtfully and effectively (… and so does the Center for Teaching at Vanderbilt)
  7. Official resource: Look at what Microsoft in Education has to offer.
  8. Images should be there for a reason and used with caution.
  9. New to the game? Explore great tutorials.
  10. Tripple P – Beware!!

.. and finally. a little bit of PowerPoint humour with Don McMillan

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